1-The biggest problem of Pakistan is arguably the lack of water.

The country faces severe water

shortages by 2025, and will be the most water-stressed country in South Asia within two decades. The
United Nations recently reiterated that water scarcity is affecting three billion people globally and
billions of people are starving.

Pakistan's water crisis is actually a failure in water management, an example of our governments and
bureaucracy's inability to deliver basic services. According to academic Danish Mustafa, malnutrition is
highest in irrigated districts of Pakistan, where agriculturalists prioritize growing cash crops for export
over domestic food security. Water scarcity has been portrayed as a trigger for cross-border conflict,
such that the former were somehow less destructive than the latter. Pakistan's security apparatus as a
whole is not adopting an adequate approach to tackle water scarcity as a national security priority. For
Pakistan to rally around the need to address the water shortage, it needs a new narrative. As a basic
right of a citizen, but most importantly as a political priority for our prosperity, water needs to be
redefined. We need more water experts on talk shows, public awareness campaigns and in our school
and university curricula to focus more on water conservation.

2- Pakistan has the third place in the world among the countries facing severe water shortage.
Development and research organizations have alerted Pakistani authorities of an impending crisis, which
some analysts say is a ****** threat to the country compared to terrorism. Pakistan touched the "Water
Tension Line" in 1990 and crossed the "Water Scarcity Line". in 2005. Pakistan may face severe water
shortage or drought-like situation in the near future. Pakistan has the fourth highest rate of water use in
the world. Population growth and urbanization are the main causes of the crisis. Worst of all, officials
have given no indication that they plan to do anything about any of this. Water scarcity is also giving rise
to security conflict in the country. With rising temperatures, there has been a shortage of water in
Pakistan.

3-Severe water scarcity is already having a negative impact on the public health and economy of the
country. About 95 percent of Pakistan's water is used for agriculture, with 60 percent of its population
directly involved in agriculture and livestock, and 80 percent of its exports based on these sectors. The
water crisis is threatening the future security, stability and stability of the country. Pakistan's Vision
2025 addresses water security issues and aims to increase water storage capacity, improve agricultural
efficiency by 20 percent, and ensure the availability of clean drinking water to all Pakistanis. What
Pakistan needs is a sound national water policy that lays out a framework for balanced socio-economic
development, management and conservation of the country's water resources in an environment
challenged by climate change. Water can serve as an engine of economic growth and regional trade
expansion. Agriculture is Pakistan's major sector (constituting 20% of GDP) and the largest water
consumer. The country has seen its fair share of supply side measures like mega hydro projects and
construction of dams. Campaigns aimed at raising awareness and behavior change should represent an
essential part of the government's water policy. Given the importance of water to Pakistan's economy,
achieving this goal will require getting the right to water resource management.

4-Pakistan is the third most affected country by acute water scarcity, as ranked by an IMF study. Global
warming and climate change have affected the monsoon season and the annual rainfall received.
Pakistan needs to reconsider its overall water use without any delay. If this trend continues, it will reach
an absolute water deficit level of 31 million acre feet (MAF), and face drought by 2025. Sanitation, public
health and industrial water supply issues, and you know why water scarcity is a major challenge that
needs immediate improvement. Two major dams, Tarbela and Mangla, have accumulated heavy silt
since construction and have lost enough storage capacity to rapidly hit a dead level. There is a need to
provide cost-effective, localized smart solutions for use at the household level and by the industrial and
agricultural sectors. Pakistan's National Water Policy was approved in 2018 after much deliberation. A
****** question and concern still remains regarding its execution and implementation, especially with
regard to provincial coordination.

5-Water insecurity is not a global issue, but affects specific countries and regions highly due to their
physical location and level of economic development. The economic water shortage can be attributed to
a lack of investment in the water infrastructure needed for both transportation and supply. Physical
water scarcity can be attributed to several major causes, starting with the global freshwater shortage.
Freshwater accounts for about 1% of the water on Earth, which means that freshwater is already
limited. Rising temperatures, due to climate change, dry up more and more water sources and thus
greatly limit the amount of water. Pakistan is already the third most water crisis country in the world.
Pakistan's water availability was about 1,500 cubic metres. Pakistan ranks ninth in the list of top 10
countries with the least access to clean water with a total population of 2.07 million. Water
Management Problems of Our Rural Areas • Our rural areas have also expanded into large areas with
new settlements, especially those who migrate from village to village in search of livelihood. Today our
country is facing severe water shortage. Therefore, creation of more reservoirs and an effective
management strategy is the need of the hour. it's time to recognize

6-Pakistan is completely dependent on water resources as they promote agriculture. Water is

increasingly essential for the sustenance of human life. Pakistan is currently facing severe water
shortage. Availability of water in Pakistan is emerging as a matter of serious concern. There are many
reasons behind this extreme water scarcity including lack of reservoirs and storage dams, wastage of
water and poor water resource management and conservation policies. On the other hand, climate
change is also one of the root causes of water scarcity in Pakistan which has led to drought like situation
in rural and remote areas. According to the news report '70 percent of the water in Pakistan is not fit for
human consumption'. Water scarcity is indeed a major challenge for Pakistan which needs immediate
attention. The government should make concerted efforts for the construction of reservoirs and storage
dams in the country so that the real issue can be addressed.
7-According to the United Nations, about 1.8 billion people will live in an area of "absolute water
scarcity" by the end of 2025. Moreover, according to the World Economic Report, the biggest threat to
Pakistan is the water crisis. In a recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan has
been ranked third among countries facing severe water scarcity. Pakistan may run out of water by 2025.
The shortfall would be devastating for a country with an agro-based economy. Government should take
proper policies in water to save water scarcity, construction of new small dams, plantation, responsible
use. of domestic water and awareness campaigns.

8-Our freshwater resources are depleting at an alarming rate. The increasing scarcity of water is now
one of the major challenges for sustainable development. Agriculture is both a major cause and casualty
of water scarcity. Agriculture accounts for about 70 percent of all drainage, and up to 95 percent in
some developing countries. Water scarcity is feared to intensify due to climate change. It is projected to
bring about an increase in temperature around the world. Waste food is equal to wasted water! When
we waste food, we are also wasting the resources that went into making it. Water is often used
inefficiently in the food value chain. FAO is working with countries to make water use in agriculture
more efficient, productive, equitable and environmentally friendly.

9-With water scarcity reaching alarming proportions, Pakistan shows every sign that it is heading
towards a serious water crisis. External factors such as climate change and cross-border development
pose some problems to Pakistan's water supply; Poor resource management at all levels of government
and administration of Pakistan exacerbates the crisis. While most attribute the crisis to a lack of
adequate storage capacity, very few believe that the root of the problem lies in other water resource
management issues: inefficient supply and distribution systems, irrational distribution and consumption
patterns, low irrigation efficiency. , incorrect selection of crops, over-exploitation of groundwater, and
other governance and administrative failures. The apparent apathy and apathy of the state towards this
impending crisis represents an even greater crisis. This thesis asks: With no additional water to import,
how can Pakistan successfully deal with its water shortage? After taking stock of water resources and
identifying the factors that exacerbate the crisis, this thesis focuses on conservation and efficiency,
storage, modernization of irrigated agriculture, crop selection, public awareness, regulatory framework,
and other governance and administrative measures. presents. Enables Pakistan to successfully deal with
this resource crisis.

10-The 10-book states that Pakistan's water situation is extremely precarious. Water availability has
fallen from about 5,000 cubic meters per person in the early 1950s to less than 1,500 per person today.
According to 2008 data from the Food and Agriculture Organization, Pakistan's total per capita water
availability ranks last among 26 Asian countries. and the United States. The book warns that Pakistan's
water scarcity (designation of a country with annual water availability of less than 1,000 cubic meters
per capita) is expected by 2035, although some experts say it could be as early as 2020. If not before.